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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Abuja"”.
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City design and social exclusion : Abuja, Nigeria in review
… policy have contributed to social exclusion in Abuja - the capital city of Nigeria. This study is facilitated through reading the city and its unique and common characteristics. Based on my experiences in the city over a three month period, I use my understanding of urban development, and …
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Satisfaction with public housing: the case of Abuja, Nigeria
… been the major tool for providing shelter in Abuja City, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships between housing satisfaction and structure types, building features, housing conditions, neighborhood facilities, management, and demographic/socioeconomic …
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Conflict, Violence, and Abuja Markets: A Spatial Analysis of Impact
… and violence on markets in Northern Nigeria. Abuja—Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is chosen as a primary city of study because it is the country’s capital. Also, due to the government’s presentation of it as an urban fortress, it has not been thoroughly investigated, with respect to …
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Social sustainability: guidelines for urban development and practice in Abuja City, Nigeria
… development practice in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja. The attainment of sustainable development has been a focal point for urban planning researchers and policy makers globally. Despite the Brundtland Commission's report that defined and integrated the pillars of sustainability, the …
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Exploring the enabling approach to housing through the Abuja Mass Housing Scheme
… one particular program in Nigeria, the Abuja Mass Housing Scheme (MHS). On paper, the MHS seems to adopt this framework as a mechanism for strengthening housing supply and demand in Abuja, Nigeria. This thesis explores the challenges that have been encountered in the MHS with a …
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Towards a sustainable municipal solid waste management in Abuja, Nigeria: enhancing the informal sector
… municipal solid waste management practices in Abuja, Nigeria. Although the activities of the IWPs play a vital role in the delivery of waste management services, they are not recognised and included into the city waste management plans in most of the developing countries, and their activities …
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Sexual and Reproductive Decisions and Experiences of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria
… of women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Abuja, Nigeria. Only those who became pregnant and had a child after being diagnosed with HIV participated in the study. The study was an interview based qualitative research. The design of the interview guide was informed by the PEN-3 Model …
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A Framework for Promoting Socio-Economic Factors to Achieve Sustainable Mass Housing in Abuja, Nigeria.
… practices in mass housing developments in Abuja, Nigeria. Employing a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach, this research explores the underlying narratives that shape how sustainable housing is conceived, delivered, and experienced in low-income mass housing contexts. Grounded Theory …
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Traditional revolution : formalizing the informal : a proposal for the "periphery urbanite" Lagos, Abuja & Port-Harcourt
The inherited modernist principles of urban design and development policy have left Social exclusion in its wake.The cities founded during colonial times and there-after continue the legacy of colonial urban development. Within these formal networks of roads and infrastructure, there exist a …
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The Contribution of Pharmacy to The Management of HIV Patients at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
… those patients at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja. HIV pharmacists working for the NHS in the UK were interviewed for comparative purposes. Thirty-five patients were interviewed. Five concepts were identified that influenced how they accessed hospital services after diagnosis. These include …
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Analysis of barriers and success factors affecting the adoption of sustainable management of municipal solid waste in Abuja, Nigeria
… affect the sustainable management of MSW using Abuja, Nigeria, as a case study. The study adopts a largely quantitative methodological approach, employing waste composition analysis of samples from the case study area, questionnaire survey and focus group interviews of stakeholders in MSW …
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Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria
It has become increasingly clear that the level of road traffic in cities has created high levels of congestion with implications on man-hour, fuel loss and growing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier studies have attributed these impacts to the legacy of the Modernist …
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The impact of passive ventilation strategies on thermal comfort in large church buildings in hot-humid climate of Abuja, Nigeria
… Following a pilot study, four large churches in Abuja were assessed during peak services across different seasons. Thermal comfort surveys collected over 1,300 subjective responses, while simultaneous environmental measurements at heights relevant to occupants (0.6–1.5m) recorded air temperature, …
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A study of problems in new urban development and construction : the case of Abuja the new federal capital of Nigeria
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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Public health nutrition intervention to delay the progression of HIV to AIDS among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Abuja, Nigeria
… of HIV to AIDS among people living with HIV in Abuja, Nigeria. Methods: Local foods, which were known for their availability, accessibility, micro and macronutrient strengths were selected and optimised into a nutritional functional meal (Amtewa). 1000 PLWHIV were invited to participate in the …
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The Contribution of Aquaculture to Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Among the Rural Poor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja
This study examined the impact of aquaculture on poverty alleviation and increased food security among the rural poor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. The rapid rise of hunger and malnutrition around the world mostly affecting the very poor and the needy informed the decision to …
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Effects of a psychosocial intervention on the quality of life or primary caregivers of women with breast cancer in Abuja, Nigeria
… caregivers of women with breast cancer in Abuja, Nigeria. Using a quasiexperimental design, sample of 108 participants assigned to the intervention and control groups, the study made use of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) to measure …
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Exploring the relevance of intellectual capital recognition in the financial statements of listed insurance companies in Nigeria
… in Nigeria with a focus on the cities of Abuja and Lagos. The scope of this research was limited to the review and analysis of the relevance of intellectual capital recognition in the financial statements of listed insurance companies for the period 1st January 2015 to 31 December 2020 in …
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Legal analysis on the relationship between the AU/AEC and RECs : Africa lost in a "spaghetti bowl" of legal relations?
… the African regional integration process in the Abuja Treaty. The concept of the pursuit of sustainable development through RECs is not doubted in Africa. The Abuja Treaty proposed a gradual step-by-step approach where RECs play an important role during the first stages, but then have to lead …
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